Word 2003 (and some earlier ones) provides key combinations for several characters - for foreign accents, in particular. Essentially, you first type the accent using a Ctrl key combination and then follow this with the required letter. I’ve set out below some of what's available:
Accent | Control | Following | Example |
acute | Ctrl ' | a, e, i, o, u | é (and ð) |
cedilla | Ctrl , | c | ç |
circumflex | Ctrl ^ | a, e, i, o, u | ê |
grave | Ctrl ` | a, e, i, o, u, y | è |
tilde | Ctrl ~ | a, n, o | ñ |
umlaut | Ctrl : | a, e, i, o, u, y | ë |
The above also work with capital letters. Note that for some symbols both the Ctrl and Shift keys have to be pressed - eg an umlaut is obtained by Ctrl Shift ;.
Other key combinations are Ctrl @ followed by an a for å; Ctrl & followed by an a, o or s for æ, œ or ß; and Ctrl / followed by an o for ø
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